Harusame no yo ni furinitaru kokoro ni mo nao atarashiku hana o koso omoe - Gosen Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

春雨の世にふりにたる心にも
なほ新しく花をこそ思へ

Roma-ji: Harusame no yo ni furinitaru kokoro ni mo nao atarashiku hana o koso omoe
English Translation: Like the spring rain's fall,
a heart grown old in the world
through the passing years
still holds the flowers dear
as though they were something new
Meaning: Even in a heart grown old in the world, as the spring rain falls and falls, the flowers are still cherished as something fresh and new.
Commentary: Book Two Spring Poems II 74

Headnote: "Topic unknown."
Even in a heart grown old over long years in the world, as the spring rain falls, the blossoms still seem fresh and new. The poem expresses an unchanging love of flowers into old age by overlaying the rain's "falling" with "growing old."
The poet is listed as "anonymous," and the composer's name has not come down to us. The text gives the poet as "yomibito mo," which is treated here as "anonymous."

The first line, "Harusame no," leads into "furi." The closing poem of this book, 80, likewise pairs "furi" with spring rain.
In the second line, "furi" is a pivot word joining rain "falling" and "growing old" over the years. "Ni taru" is perfective: "having grown quite old."
The third line, "kokoro ni mo," means "even a heart grown old." Whereas 47 of this book laments old age on seeing flowers, this poem says that flowers stay new even to an aged heart.
The fourth line, "nao atarashiku," means "freshly, even now," contrasting with "furi" in the second line.
In the last line, "koso" forms a kakarimusubi pattern with the perfective "omoe," stressing that the flowers above all are cherished.
Author: Unknown Poet
Source: Gosen Wakashu
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